Koh Jun Lin

Why did our ministers get duped into endorsing foreign propaganda?

Why did our ministers get duped into endorsing foreign propaganda?

COMMENT | Hew Kuan Yau may try to sell his comic as "good analysis", but it is bald-faced, blatant propaganda.

Najib says Putrajaya's maths for 2030 GDP target is wrong. Is it?

Najib says Putrajaya's maths for 2030 GDP target is wrong. Is it?

Ex-PM claims growth would have to average of 7.36 percent annually to hit target.

In speech at Columbia, Mahathir cites free speech for anti-Semitic remarks

In speech at Columbia, Mahathir cites free speech for anti-Semitic remarks

An audience member confronts him about the utterances.

Except in Sabah, OSA fears leave gap in RSPO’s transparency drive

Except in Sabah, OSA fears leave gap in RSPO’s transparency drive

The Home Ministry has yet to respond to RSPO’s attempts to seek clarity on a legal issue.
RSPO: Satellite data shows few members' plantations affected by fire

RSPO: Satellite data shows few members' plantations affected by fire

Only a small proportion of hot spots detected throughout Malaysia and Indonesia are located on its oil palm plantations, it says.

More than 60 times as many hotspots in Indonesia compared with Malaysia

More than 60 times as many hotspots in Indonesia compared with Malaysia

Data from ASMC shows 1,307 hotspots in Sumatra and Kalimantan, compared to 21 hotspots in Malaysia.

Whither integration? How our children are growing up in separate bubbles

Whither integration? How our children are growing up in separate bubbles

SPECIAL REPORT | In 2016, 97 percent of children in national primary school (SRK) were bumiputera, up from 91 percent in 2000.
'Don't know, don't care' - how 1 in 6 M'sians feel about other religions, cultures

'Don't know, don't care' - how 1 in 6 M'sians feel about other religions, cultures

UPDATED 11.50AM | On the flipside, survey finds 60 percent are familiar with other religions and cultures.

Malaysians split on single-stream education, survey finds

Malaysians split on single-stream education, survey finds

M'sians are divided down the middle on the issue of single-stream education, with resistance strongest among Chinese respondents.

'Leaders should declare if they back Anwar's needs-based affirmative action'

'Leaders should declare if they back Anwar's needs-based affirmative action'

Suhakam commissioner Jerald Joseph says there is now little talk about the fifth pillar of Pakatan Harapan's manifesto on a moderate, inclusive Malaysia.

UTM research centre sealed for not complying to safety standards

UTM research centre sealed for not complying to safety standards

UPDATED 5.34PM | Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research is said to have no work control system in place.

Long wait for OKU job applicant despite passing civil service interview

Long wait for OKU job applicant despite passing civil service interview

She received an offer letter in February but was in limbo when her disability was noted as a 'disease'.

Politicians condemned for playing 'civil service sabotage' card

Politicians condemned for playing 'civil service sabotage' card

Lawyer Edmund Bon says some political leaders have 'forgotten where they come from'.

MP: Mujahid's statement on LGBT 'throws them out into the cold'

MP: Mujahid's statement on LGBT 'throws them out into the cold'

'It brings fear and hatred towards the community,' says Maria Chin Abdullah.

Moongazers' delight

Moongazers' delight

Stargazers gather outside Planetarium Negara this morning to catch a partial lunar eclipse.
TNB denies discrimination, says BMI wasn’t reason for job rejection

TNB denies discrimination, says BMI wasn’t reason for job rejection

Job applicant was rejected because of other undisclosed reasons, it says.

Rejected for exec job at TNB because BMI 'too high', claims woman

Rejected for exec job at TNB because BMI 'too high', claims woman

UPDATED 5.50PM | 'It doesn’t matter what size a person is. No one should go through this', rues the applicant.

‘Hundreds of children in detention centres, some boys locked up with men’

‘Hundreds of children in detention centres, some boys locked up with men’

Child rights activist Hartini Zainuddin says this happens while gov't drags its feet on alternatives.

'Gov't sowing culture of fear by acting against anti-palm oil school show'

'Gov't sowing culture of fear by acting against anti-palm oil school show'

UPDATED 9.48AM | Freedom of expression advocacy group Article 19 calls for a cessation to any action against an international school.

'Gatal list' shows work-related sex harassment not just at office

'Gatal list' shows work-related sex harassment not just at office

The Sexual Harassment Act the government has committed itself to must fill this gap, says WAO. 

Women lawyers to meet Bar chief to discuss sexual harassment

Women lawyers to meet Bar chief to discuss sexual harassment

The Association of Women Lawyers wants firms to adopt code of ethics and increase awareness about harassment.

Female lawyers share list of 'gatal' colleagues to avoid harassment

Female lawyers share list of 'gatal' colleagues to avoid harassment

They say reporting incidents of harassment to HR or the Bar Council would be 'career suicide'.

Sexual harassment a problem at M'sian Bar, but fear keeps lid on it

Sexual harassment a problem at M'sian Bar, but fear keeps lid on it

Survey shows 1 in 3 lawyers in KL and S'gor have experienced sexual harassment, adds Women Lawyers Association. 

Are we talking about race and religion more under 'new' Malaysia? Yes, data shows

Are we talking about race and religion more under 'new' Malaysia? Yes, data shows

SPECIAL REPORT | This is based on Malaysiakini’s analysis of Dewan Rakyat debates and media reports before and after GE14.